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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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