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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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