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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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