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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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