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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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