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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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