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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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