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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

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