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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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