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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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