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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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