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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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