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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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