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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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