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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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