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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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