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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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