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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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