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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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