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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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