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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

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