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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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