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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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