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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

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