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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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