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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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