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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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