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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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