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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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