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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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