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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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