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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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