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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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