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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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