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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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