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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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