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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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