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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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