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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

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