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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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