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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

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