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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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