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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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