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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

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