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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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