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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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