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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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