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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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