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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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