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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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