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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

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