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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

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