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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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