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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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