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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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