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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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