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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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