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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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