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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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