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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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