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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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