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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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