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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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