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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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