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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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