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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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