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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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