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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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