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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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