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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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