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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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