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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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