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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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