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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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