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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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