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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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