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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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