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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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