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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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