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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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