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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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