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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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