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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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