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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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