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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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