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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

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