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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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