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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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