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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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