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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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