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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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