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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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