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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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