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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

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