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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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