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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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