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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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