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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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