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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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