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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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