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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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