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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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