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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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