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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

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