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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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