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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

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