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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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