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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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