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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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