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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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