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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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