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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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