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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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