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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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