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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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