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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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