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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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