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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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