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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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