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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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