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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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