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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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