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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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