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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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