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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

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