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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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