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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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