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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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