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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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