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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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