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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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