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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

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