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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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