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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

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