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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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