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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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