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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

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