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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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