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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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