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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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