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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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