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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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