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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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