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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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