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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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