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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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