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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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