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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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