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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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