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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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