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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

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