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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

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