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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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