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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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