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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition