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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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