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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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