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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

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