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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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