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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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