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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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