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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

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