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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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