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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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