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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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