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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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