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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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