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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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