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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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