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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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