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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

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