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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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