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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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