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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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