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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models 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 teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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