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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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