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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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