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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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