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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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