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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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