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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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