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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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