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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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