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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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