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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

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