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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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