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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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