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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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