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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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