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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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