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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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