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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

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