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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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