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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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