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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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