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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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