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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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