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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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