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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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