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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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