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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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