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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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