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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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