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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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