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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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