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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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