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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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