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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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