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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

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