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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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