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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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