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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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