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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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