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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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