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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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