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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning enable people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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