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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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