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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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