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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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