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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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