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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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