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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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