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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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