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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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