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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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