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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

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