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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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