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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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