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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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