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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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