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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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