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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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