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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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