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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

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