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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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