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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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