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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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