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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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