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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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