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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

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