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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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