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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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