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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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