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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

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