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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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