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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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