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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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