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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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