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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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