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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

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