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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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