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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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