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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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