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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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