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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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