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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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