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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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