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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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