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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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