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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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MOOCS And Open Educational Resources