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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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