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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

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