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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. 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. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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