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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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