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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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