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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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