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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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