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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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