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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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