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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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