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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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