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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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