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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

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