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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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