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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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