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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

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