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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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