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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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