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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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