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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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