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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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