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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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