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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

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