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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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