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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

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