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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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