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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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