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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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