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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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