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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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