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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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