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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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