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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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