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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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