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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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