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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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