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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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