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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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