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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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