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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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