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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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