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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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