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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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