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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

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