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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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