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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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