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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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