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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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