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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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