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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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