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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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