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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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