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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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