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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

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