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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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