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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

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