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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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