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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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