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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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