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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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