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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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