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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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