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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

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