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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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