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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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