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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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