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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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