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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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