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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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