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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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