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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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