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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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