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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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