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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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