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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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