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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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