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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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