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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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