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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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