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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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