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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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