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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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