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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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