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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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