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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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