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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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