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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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