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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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