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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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