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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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