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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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