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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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