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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

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