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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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