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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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