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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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