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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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