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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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