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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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