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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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