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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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