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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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