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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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