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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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