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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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