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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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