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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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