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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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