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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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