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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education enable humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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