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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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