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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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