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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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