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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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