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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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