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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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