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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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