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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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