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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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