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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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