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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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