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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

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