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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education have empowered students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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