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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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