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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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