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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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