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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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