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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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