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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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