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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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