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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

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