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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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