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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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