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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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