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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

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