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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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