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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

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