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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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