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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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