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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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