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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

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