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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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