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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

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