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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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