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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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