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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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