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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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