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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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