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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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