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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

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