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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

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