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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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