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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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