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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

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