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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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