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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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