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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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