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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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