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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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