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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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