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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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