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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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