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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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