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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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