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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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