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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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