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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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