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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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