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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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