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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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