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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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