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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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