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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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