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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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