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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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