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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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