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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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