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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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