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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students 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 topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

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