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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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