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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

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