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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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