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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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