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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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