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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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