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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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