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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

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