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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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