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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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