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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

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