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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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