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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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