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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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