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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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