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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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