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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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