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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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