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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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