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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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