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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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