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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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