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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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