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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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