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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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