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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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