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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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