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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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