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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

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