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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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