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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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