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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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