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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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