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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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