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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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