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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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