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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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