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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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