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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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