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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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