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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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