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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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