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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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