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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

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