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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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