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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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