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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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