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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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