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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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