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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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