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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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