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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

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