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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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