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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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