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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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