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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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