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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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