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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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