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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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