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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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