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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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