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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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