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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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