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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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