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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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