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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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