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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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