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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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