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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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