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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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