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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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