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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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