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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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